Pentagon cuts armored vehicles due in Iraq in 2007

[the image reaper]

I suppose it's a possibility, they are preparing for a pull-out, in the future ... who knows ?? ... so we don't watch the helicopters etc., being pushed into the sea, like we did in VietNam ...

[medicinal]

I almost bought stock in this company, I went from 15.00 a share to 25.00 a share and back to 15.00. I wonder if the govt. cancelled some contracts? I guess some made out that bought @ 15 and sold @ 25, I missed out. As soon as they deploy these vehicles, there will be found a new weapon that can defeat them, this is how war works, and the war contractors get richer and richer.

[BlueDevil]

While it's true there have been elements of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard in Iraq giving bomb making expertise to insurgents, to imply that the beginning of the Iraqi quagmire was low tech weapons-wise is completely false.

When a call for jihad goes out, radical muslims come from all around to join in. In this case, it's common knowledge that many war-hardened Chechyans joined in, bringing tactics and materials that are potent threats to our guys to this day.


If anyone has any definitive links as to who is to blame for this shortage, feel free to provide them. To me, at this point, I'd be more apt to suspect the Pentagon brass and the White House as they're the ones with an established history of failing to provide our troops with what they need, be it armor or other crucial things - like tangible objectives and an exit strategy. May I remind you all that Donald Rumsfeld squashed any talk of that in 'his' Pentagon, and furthermore put out a memo threatening to fire anyone devoting time on said exit strategy. And let's not forget his infamous, callous remark of "You go to war with the army you have, not the army you want."
Privately owned military suppliers here stateside have proven themselves to be utterly devoted to the troops and extremely proud and confidant in their work.

Were I a betting man, my money would be on the government as the culprit here.

[BlueDevil]

As soon as they deploy these vehicles, there will be found a new weapon that can defeat them, this is how war works, and the war contractors get richer and richer.

Quite so, 'Necessity is the mother of invention, but war is the father' as they say. A harsh reality of the times, but some of us feel a little queasy at the notion of American lives and families being consumed in that process. Which is why I pruned my portfolio a long time ago - I can make my investments work without playing ball with the war industry.